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Cannabutter Caramels: A Sweet Homemade Edible

If you have ever looked at a caramel and thought, “This could use a little cannabis,” this video is for you. Diamond Delight Edibles walks through making homemade chewy cannabutter caramels, along with an option for turning them into pecan clusters. The result is an old-school candy recipe with a cannabis twist.

Old-School Caramel Meets Cannabutter

There is something satisfying about making candy from scratch. This video from Diamond Delight Edibles takes that basic candy-making process and swaps part of the butter for cannabutter. Instead of brownies or gummies, you end up with chewy little caramel squares that look surprisingly traditional.

The creator also shows how the caramel can be paired with pecans for another variation. You can watch the Cannabutter Caramels video from Diamond Delight Edibles above and follow along.

One thing the creator emphasizes is temperature. Her accompanying written cannabutter caramel recipe explains that candy thermometers should be checked for accuracy because altitude and thermometer calibration can affect candy-making temperatures.

Cannabutter Caramel Recipe

The following recipe is based on the written recipe provided by Diamond Delight Edibles to accompany this style of caramel. It makes approximately 25 to 36 pieces, depending on how large you cut them.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup cannabutter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

What You’ll Need

• Candy thermometer
• Medium heavy-bottomed saucepan
• 9 x 13-inch baking pan
• Silicone spatula
• Parchment paper
• Wax paper or candy wrappers

How to Make Cannabutter Caramels

1. Add the regular butter, cannabutter, brown sugar, white sugar, sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, and salt to a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat while stirring constantly.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue heating until your candy thermometer reaches about 234°F to 240°F.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
5. Line a 9 x 13-inch pan with parchment paper and carefully pour in the hot caramel.
6. Allow the caramel to cool completely at room temperature.
7. Remove it from the pan, cut it into individual squares, and wrap the pieces separately in wax paper or candy wrappers.

If you’re making these at home remember that molten sugar gets extremely hot and can cause serious burns. The original recipe recommends using an oven glove or silicone glove and being especially careful when stirring and pouring the caramel.

What About the THC Strength?

This is where homemade cannabis edibles get tricky. The amount of THC in each caramel depends heavily on the potency of the cannabutter you start with, how evenly it was infused, and how many pieces you cut from the finished batch. Two batches made from the same recipe can have very different strengths.

That is why we would not assign a specific milligram amount to these caramels unless the strength of the cannabutter is already known. Portion the batch evenly, label it clearly, and avoid treating homemade edibles like regular candy.

The CDC’s cannabis safety information recommends keeping cannabis products in locked, child-resistant storage and away from children and pets. That advice matters even more with homemade caramel because it can look exactly like ordinary candy.

A Fun Change From the Usual Brownie

Cannabutter caramels are a good example of how broad cannabis cooking has become. Once you understand how infused butter works, cannabis recipes can move well beyond the stereotypical pan of brownies.

The biggest challenge here is not the cannabis. It is making caramel correctly. Watch your temperature, keep stirring, work carefully around hot sugar, and know the strength of your cannabutter before deciding how large each serving should be.

And if making candy from scratch sounds like more kitchen chemistry than you signed up for, you can always explore great, safe, and tested products and other cannabis information here on USAWeed.org.